2015 Subaru Outback Unknown Or Other Problems
- 71
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 71 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- blind spot · 8 records
- windshield cracked · 7 records
- passenger side · 7 records
- windshield crack · 7 records
- crack windshield · 5 records
- exhaust smell · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 47 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Automatic breaking activated for no reason but only for a very short time but very hard. Then released. There was a flash of something on the dash i think a breaking warning and beeping sound. Moving approx 35mph, not breaking, on [redacted] ( east pea ridge rd. Huntington wv). Nothing in front of me for quite a distance. No one coming toward me either. Road conditions were good. Straight road. ( i have included a…
ODI 11307921
Unknown Or Other
During the fall of 2019, i noticed an exhaust smell when starting my 2015 subaru outback in my garage. This smell coincided with the car running rough when starting and the exhaust smell entering the cabin when the heater was turned on. I did not notice this cabin exhaust smell in the summer due to using the ac on recirculate. The exhaust smell was especially noticeable when i was idling waiting to pick up my kids…
ODI 11298078
Unknown Or Other
My dashboard releases vocs so much i cannot keep the windshield clean and the sun blinds my view because of it. I clean almost every day but the smog just gets moved around and will not clean. It is a terrible safety hazard. They need to manufacturer the dash with a safer material.
ODI 11253778
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle would not start. After jumping the battery vehicle started, aaa performed roadside testing and determined the battery and alternator are working properly and are sufficiently charged. Car would not start for unexplained reasons. Previous service history leads me to believe there is an ongoing electrical issue with this vehicle. Previously the airbag light would frequently illuminate. Dealership stated it was…
ODI 11242446
Unknown Or Other
Battery is dead after one day of complete battery charge this is the third time this has happened on a replacement battery. The original subaru battery failed in same manner. Charging system is putting out 13.85 volts when car is running. Battery voltage after trickle charge 12.87. Stationary
ODI 11220780
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Hello, my windshield broke about 6 months after purchasing the vehicle. I don't know how or why. It was just broken one morning when i went out to my car. I figured a rock or something hit it. There was no recall at the time and so i had it replaced with a oem windshield. My second windshield just broke a couple of weeks ago while changing my wipers you can see where the ceramic wiper heater delaminated inside of…
ODI 11219361
Unknown Or Other
Key stuck in ignition when i parked and tried to take key out. I was away from home. Eventually, i moved gears and i pushed key inwards and it released. I just had a hefty repair bill before discovering recalls for this issue on earlier models.
ODI 11205297
Unknown Or Other
The windshield on my 2015 outback cracked from the driver's side bottom upward then turned toward the passenger side in an l shape. Took it to the subaru dealership and they of course claim that there must have been an impact that caused the crack. The asst. Service manager actually argued with me and claimed that you could feel a point of impact where a rock "must have hit" and blamed that for the crack. I can feel…
ODI 11194941
Unknown Or Other
Windshield spontaniously cracked from passenger b piller to center. Was getting ready to leave a motel in az on a cold, frosty rainey day. I had turned on defroster and heater. As we started to move the vehicle to the freeway , passenger and i both heard a pop and noticed a crack running from behind the passenger b piller to the center. No other vehicles were moving near my vehicle. Subaru has denied claim claiming…
ODI 11186694
Unknown Or Other
The srvd (blind spot) not working indicator light comes on--meaning the blind spot mechanism will not work. I have turned the car off and started again which may eliminate the problem. There have been other published complaints as detailed in consumer forums on the internet. The blind spot light on the outside mirrors will will not work if the srvd is not functioning.
ODI 11174719
Body · Unknown Or Other
We were driving our 2015 subaru outback at about 55mph on us20, the temperature was in the mid 30's, in east oregon when our sunroof spontaneously exploded. There were no other vehicles around and there was no impact from foreign objects. There was a loud, distracting, bang followed by a cloud of shattered glass coming from the back of the car. The sunroof cover was closed and the tempered glass fragments collected…
ODI 11164079
Unknown Or Other
Windshield crack appeared without obvious cause.
ODI 11161273
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Exhaust system issue. Exhaust mainfold leak at catalyst converter. For our outback we noticed a significant levels of exhaust fumes in passenger cabin. They were no indication of failure of exhaust system or catalyst converter on the car. But we are getting some much fumes smell when we stopped at the traffic signal or parking lot. It all most made us sick. Luckily i got it checked at the service center and they…
1 injury
ODI 11152117
Unknown Or Other
The pipes that connect to manifold to muffler need to be replaced after 50,000 miles. Subaru said this is not covered under warrant, because it is not the manifold.
ODI 11133523
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Please read upload documents. My 2015 subaru outback began showing signs of excessive oil consumption in the summer 2018. Apparently this was a known problem with subaru and class action lawsuit was filed against subaru for models made prior to 2015. My vehicle failed a oil consumption test in the fall of 2018. I was told by white bear subaru if the vehicle failed an oil consumption test subaru of america would pay…
ODI 11174234
Engine · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
While parking the car at an open parking lot in shopping center at low speed (<5mph) the engine surged suddenly and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. It required tremendous pressure on brake to eventually override the engine.
ODI 11100658
Unknown Or Other
I was on a major highway coming to stop for a traffic light. All of a sudden the car accelerated. I pressed harder on the brake but it wouldn't stop. Finally i put the car in neutral and tapped on the gas pedal and the engine tuned down. I purchased the car used in 2017 from honda north.in butler pa. After about 6 months the incident happened. This has been going on since then and has only gotten worse. This past…
ODI 11219458
Unknown Or Other
The sunroof on the vehicle exploded randomly. Causing glass to go everywhere all over the car while on the freeway.
1 injury
ODI 11075352
Air Bags · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Unexpected acceleration after parking, jump curb into tree, causing $7,000 in damage. Air bags did not deploy, both myself and passenger hit knees on dash, even with our seat belts still on. Had other computer issues earlier that day, back up sensors didn't work while backing car right behind mine. Car has now been at subaru for a month, waiting for engineers results after their inspection 2/14/2018
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11076432
Unknown Or Other
Pulling into a parking space, stopping when vehicle accelerated at high speed jumped curb an hit a tree, happened in a couple seconds. ## vin passed ## subaru outback 2015 ##
Crash reported
ODI 11055040
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
This concerns a 2015 subaru outback limited 6 cylinder. At approx 21,000 mi i was slowing to speed to park in a public parking space on a city street and the outback sudden acceleration. The outback hit a city metal post/sign, jumped the curb and collided with a building and damaging a store front with great force. The airbags did not deploy and the automatic collision prevention failed to work. Once before the car…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11051133
Unknown Or Other
Voice activated navigation system. The voice activated navigation system is extremely unreliable. This could lead to an accident while driving. I
ODI 11020358
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
There is a crack in the windshield that showed up about 5 months and has increased in size. Before brining it to the dealer (napoleon subaru in schaumburg, il), i had the vehicle checked by a local mechanic and was told the crack was due to the faulty windshield and not because of any impact. There has been no impact to the windshield to my knowledge and yet the crack appeared and has spread. Subaru dealer said that…
ODI 11033892
Unknown Or Other
I have an intermittent issue with sliding the driver's window, it goes up and rapidly goes down, it looks like it doesn't fit to the upper frame, it is especially inconvenient while raining. That problem appears while driving or parking.
ODI 11018770
Unknown Or Other
Right rear passger window blew out and shattered while driving down highway.
ODI 10979784